This
paper tells how Crane's family, travels, his real life experiences and the time era in which he grew up and wrote (the era of Social Darwinism and Devout Humanists) encouraged him to be the type of writer that he was. This paper also
shows Crane's
writing styles of "impressionistic
color" and "detailed symbolism" and gives examples from the story. It shows too how Crane used the underlying themes of "picturesque
imagery" and "incisive irony" in "The Open Boat."